K. Sivan was working as a space scientist in ISRO earlier and he is now the nineth Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Apart from the same, he is now working as a Secretary of Department of Space. ISRO was basically establish on 15th of August 1969.

K. Sivan has taken over this post from former ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar. Prior to taking charge as the Chairman of ISRO, he was working as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

He was born in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. From the beginning K. Sivan was a hard working person. He has completed his master’s course in aerospace engineering from IISC Bengaluru and later he has joined the ISRO in 1982.

Sivan has contributed lot for materializing Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) project by planning, designing, integration, and analysis of this mission. He was the main instrumental in developing India’s indegenous Cryogenic Engine.

During his career spanning around 38 years, Sivan has worked various important projects such as GSLV, PSLV, and GSLV MkIII, and he was also a project director of GSLV rocket. K Sivan is one of the renowned Indian scientists and the spearhead of India’s latest moon mission.

Sivan played a crucial role in launching 104 satellites on a single flight of PSLV and thus creating a world record for sending maximum number of satellites on a single flight. Earlier this record was held by Russia’s Dnepr launcher that has launched 37 Satellites on a single flight in June 2014.

In 2006, he has completed PhD from IIT Mumbai. In 2014, he has received an honorary doctorate in Science from Sathyabama University.

Considering his immense contributions for the space research and development, he has received many awards such as Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr Vikram Sarabhai Research Award in 1999, ISRO Merit Award in 2007, and Dr. Biren Roy Space Science Award in 2011.

In 2015, he has published a book titled Integrated Design for Space Transportation System that was basically related to Space launching vehicles and it’s research and development.

During his tenure as ISRO Chairman, he oversaw two key missions such as Chandrayaan-2 and the developmental flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MK3).

ISRO has successfully launched India’s prestigious Space mission Chandrayan 2 to moon. This mission has failed at the last moment due to the failure of guidance software resulted in crash landing of Vikaram lander on the surface of Moon’s South Pole. The Vikram lander was carrying Pragyan Rover that was meant for exploring the south pole of the moon.

K Sivan is a honest scientist who has carried out his job for Chandrayan 2 in an awesome manner. Soon after Chandrayan 2 Mission Control Centre has lost the entire signal from Vikram Lander, K. Sivan’s deep dedication and committment towards Chandrayan 2 was visible in the highly emotional hug that he and Narendra Modi shared at the doorstep of Chandrayan 2 Mission Control Centre. The entire world was watching this emotional moment.

Recently DRDO has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) at Odisha Coast.

K. Sivan and his team is now co-ordinating with DRDO to utilize the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) for launching small satellites at a much lower cost.

Sivan is highly innovative, visionary and he got a tremendous leadership caliber. The entire Indians hope that under his able and efficient leadership, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will reach at a new heights.